Jack Nicholson

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Jack Nicholson is both a charmer and a cliche. Passionate about truth in his art and a mendacious hypocrite in real life. Wildly generous, yet appallingly parsimonious. A pothead and a fine art collector. A priapic satyr and a romantic fool.

In 1954, he took his swaggering wit to Hollywood. He worked as a gofer in the MGM animation department, until — in a story that may be true, or may be a bit of mythology — he was "discovered" in an elevator by MGM producer Joe Pasternak. Nicholson threw himself into acting classes, local theater, a stint in the National Guard, some Beat/intellectual auto-didacting, bit parts in television, Reichian therapy, screenwriting, an early marriage, a lot of drugs and a lot of buddying up with other soon-to-be-famous actors, writers, directors and producers.

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he kept feverishly busy with roles in B-horror films (learning from his early mentor Roger Corman the economy of budget and script). He also did Nouvelle Vague westerns, and recycled, "Wild One"-influenced biker flicks.

Two thoughts about Jack Nicholson

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I'd like to meet him someday because in the past 20 years I've had hundreds and even hundreds of people tell me I look like him. Two people in a day sometimes, even three one day. I'd say he looks like me, but he's older, so I look like him. Ha!

”— david pillsbury, February 23, 2015 at 8:16 p.m.
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I have never meet an actor. If I ever have a chance, my choice would be Jack. I would like to add that I think it is awful that he had 9 nominations and 3 wins. They should have all been winners. Love you Jack. Sincerely, Tammy

”— Tammy Runyon, November 24, 2015 at 8:47 a.m.

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